This wasn’t the post I had planned for September. Also, I didn’t plan to post almost halfway into September but I am embracing imperfection and sliding deadlines and so I’m getting over it. Kind of. Anyways, I had something else planned for September until I remembered that September is home to Suicide Prevention Week. I … Continue reading I Hope You Stay
Years ago, when I began this blog and my son was much younger, I wrote about my cage match with motherhood. Despite our best efforts, motherhood kind of snuck up on me. I’m not ashamed, thanks to years of therapy, to admit that I didn’t actually ever think motherhood would come knocking on my door. … Continue reading The Cage Match Continues
I broke a glass in our kitchen sink a few weeks ago. This relatively insignificant event should have remained little more than a nuisance and slight bummer, due to how much I loved that glass. But even though I thought I had found all of the little pieces, I think we all know where this … Continue reading Shards of Glass
The title of this post is a clever quote from Mark Twain. And being a massive lover of all things old and historic, I adore it. I have gotten old enough to start watching history be made and I hear this truth echoing across the decades. It always rhymes. A friend and I had lunch … Continue reading History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme
It’s May! May is a big month for our family. It’s filled with celebrations, the end of the school year (which brings its own brand of chaos) and, as we close it out, the beginning of summer! May has been my favorite month for as long as I can remember. It also happens to contain … Continue reading Over The Hill We Go
When I decided I wanted to spend this year blogging once a month I made a list of topics I thought I could cover. They were a handful of ideas or concepts I have wrestled with over the last 5 or 10 years: race, motherhood, religion, spirituality, why Coca-Cola is the best dang drink ever … Continue reading Those Poor Goats
Late last year when I decided I would challenge myself to write once a month about a topic I have wrestled and fought in cages with over the years, the topic of the American Church was an instant list topper. So much so I decided I had to tackle it early on in the year … Continue reading An Anthem Worth Repeating
When we are very young children, older humans teach us this game where they cover their eyes and then seem genuinely and pleasantly surprised when they uncover their eyes and discover we, the young child, are very much still there. As infants and toddlers, this is thrilling to us. And, although I possess absolutely zero … Continue reading Peek-a-boo God
The ball has dropped. The old acquaintances are forgotten. Or maybe not? I never know what that song is actually saying. Regardless. It is here. 2022. Cue all the memes. It’s a time for new beginnings, new tiktok dances (for real, though, did you see the one with the cute teenager, clumsy dad and surprisingly … Continue reading Feeling 22
Believe it or not, I’ve been trying to write more lately. I’ve taken my pen and journal out of their old dusty spot on the bookshelf. I’ve opened new tabs on my laptop. I’ve stared at the blinking cursor more than I want to admit. Usually writing is how I process. The ink from the … Continue reading The One
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